The False Virtues of Anti-Love, Anti-Faith, and Anti-Hope

Do anti-love, anti-faith, and anti-hope form an “unholy trinity” of “anti-theological” virtues? What could these be and what should we do about them?
— Travis Perry in Mar 2020 —

Fantastical Truth Travels Back to the Times We First Discovered Fantasy

On our latest Fantastical Truth podcast episode, we share some of your stories about how you first discovered amazing fiction.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Mar 2020 —

The Season When Kings Go off to War

The Bible references kings going off to war in the spring–why then? And what impact could a season for warfare have on your speculative fiction story?
— Travis Perry in Feb 2020 —

Hard Time

As with any real life/entertainment contrast, the real world of incarceration doesn’t quite match up with what we see on screen when it comes to prisons and jails.
— Mark Carver in Feb 2020 —

On Our New Podcast Episode: We Didn’t Watch ‘The Witcher’ So We Hired a Friend Who Did

We interviewed Jason Morehead, who had some concerns about Netflix’s “mature” fantasy drama “The Witcher.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in Feb 2020 —

My Time in Calormen

I wind up talking about personal experience in the Middle East–and partially defending how C.S. Lewis portrayed Calormen.
— Travis Perry in Feb 2020 —

Didn’t Like That Halftime Show? Our New Podcast Episode Explores the Purpose of Dance

In our new Fantastical Truth episode, we explore Sharon Hinck’s novel Hidden Current, in which powerful people have twisted God’s creative gifts.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Feb 2020 —

Do You Believe?

what kind of miracle would it take for people these days to truly believe?
— Mark Carver in Jan 2020 —

These Are the Top Ten Most-Read SpecFaith Articles in 2019

From “Game of Thrones” critiques to YA Twitter, writing challenges, and Ted Chiang (again?), here are the top-read SpecFaith articles in 2019.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Jan 2020 —

2020 Science Fiction Predictions

Science fiction in many forms laid down predictions for what the year 2020 would bring. What did they get wrong? What’s close to being right?
— Travis Perry in Jan 2020 —

How Do We Discern Good and Bad ‘Magic’?

Scripture shows us the true source of magic’s corruption, and the cure.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

What Was God Thinking?

We humans, as rational beings, want everything to make sense. It’s frustrating that such “nonsense” winds up being true.
— Mark Carver in Dec 2019 —

What’s in a Gift? The Backstory of the Magi’s Presents

If you really study the gifts of the magi in Matthew 2, you’ll learn more about who Jesus truly is.
— Patrick W. Carr in Dec 2019 —

Primary Colors And Their Use

Writing can be equated with the use of primary colors. J. R. R. Tolkien used that metaphor, anyway, when he explained his thoughts about fantasy.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Dec 2019 —

The Unwanted Passenger

No matter where people go in this universe, they bring along an unwanted passenger: their own sin natures.
— Mark Carver in Nov 2019 —

Confessions of a Returning ‘Adventures in Odyssey’ Fan

After I finally returned to my “Adventures in Odyssey” fandom this year, I discovered the Christian audio drama had grown even better.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Nov 2019 —

Shields Among Us

Our “shields” can be necessary but also harmful, guarding us from enemies but also our own good.
— Laura VanArendonk Baugh in Nov 2019 —

Sneak Peek–What’s New In Christian Fiction

Today’s sneak peek is at award-winning author, Patrick Carr’s new novel, The End Of The Magi. Yes, the title refers to those magi.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Nov 2019 —

Why I Wrote My Fantasy Novel As a Monk

The quiet and reflective monastery of Saint Bernard inspired Benedict Dyar to create “The Flame of Telbyrin.”
— Benedict Dyar in Nov 2019 —
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